Patents by Inventor Aaron Dennis Lawson

Aaron Dennis Lawson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Joint speaker authentication and key phrase identification
    Patent number: 10476872
    Abstract: A spoken command analyzer computing system includes technologies configured to analyze information extracted from a speech sample and, using a joint speaker and phonetic content model, both determine whether the analyzed speech includes certain content (e.g., a command) and to identify the identity of the human speaker of the speech. In response to determining that the identity matches the authorized user's identity and determining that the analyzed speech includes the modeled content (e.g., command), an action corresponding to the verified content (e.g., command) is performed by an associated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Mitchell Leigh McLaren, Aaron Dennis Lawson
  • Semi-supervised speaker diarization
    Patent number: 10133538
    Abstract: An audio file analyzer computing system includes technologies to, among other things, localize audio events of interest (such as speakers of interest) within an audio file that includes multiple different classes (e.g., different speakers) of audio. The illustrative audio file analyzer computing system uses a seed segment to perform a semi-supervised diarization of the audio file. The seed segment is pre-selected, such as by a human person using an interactive graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Mitchell Leigh McLaren, Aaron Dennis Lawson, Harry Bratt
  • SEMI-SUPERVISED SPEAKER DIARIZATION
    Publication number: 20160283185
    Abstract: An audio file analyzer computing system includes technologies to, among other things, localize audio events of interest (such as speakers of interest) within an audio file that includes multiple different classes (e.g., different speakers) of audio. The illustrative audio file analyzer computing system uses a seed segment to perform a semi-supervised diarization of the audio file. The seed segment is pre-selected, such as by a human person using an interactive graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Mitchell Leigh McLaren, Aaron Dennis Lawson, Harry Bratt
  • Joint Speaker Authentication and Key Phrase Identification
    Publication number: 20160248768
    Abstract: A spoken command analyzer computing system includes technologies configured to analyze information extracted from a speech sample and, using a joint speaker and phonetic content model, both determine whether the analyzed speech includes certain content (e.g., a command) and to identify the identity of the human speaker of the speech. In response to determining that the identity matches the authorized user's identity and determining that the analyzed speech includes the modeled content (e.g., command), an action corresponding to the verified content (e.g., command) is performed by an associated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Mitchell Leigh McLaren, Aaron Dennis Lawson